Boeing's Starliner is the latest addition to the surprisingly short list of passenger spacecraft in NASA's history.
Following a scrub on Monday, Boeing is getting ready to launch its first crew of astronauts to the International Space Station on Friday, May 10, as part of a $4.3 billion contract with NASA . Perhaps surprisingly, this is only the sixth vehicle owned or funded by NASA to be used throughout the agency’s storied history. The space agency has been around since 1958, yet only a select few spacecraft have transported NASA astronauts to space.
The partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft flew a total of 135 missions, carrying astronauts to orbit, repairing hardware in space, and even helping to build the largest structure in Earth’s orbit, the ISS. Related article: The Space Shuttle Was a Beautiful—but Terrible—Idea The Space Shuttle not only increased NASA’s access to space, but it also inspired a new era in spaceflight.
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